Courtney Jones Roberts, an associate head coach for the Washington women's golf team for the last three years and a former head women's golf coach at Oklahoma State where she was part of teams that won two Big 12 titles and was named the Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2016, has been named the next head coach of the Cal Poly women's golf program.
"I'm so pleased to welcome Courtney to the Mustang family," Director of Athletics Don Oberhelman said. "Her coaching experience at Washington and Oklahoma State and many NCAA appearances speaks for itself."
She replaces Sofie Aagaard, who had served as the Mustangs' women's golf head coach the last seven seasons.
As the associate head coach at Washington the last three years, Jones Roberts helped the Huskies reach the NCAA Tournament each of the past two seasons and coached a pair of players who earned PAC-12 All-Conference honors.
"It is such an honor to be selected by President Armstrong, Don Oberhelman, and the search committee as the next head coach to lead the women's golf program," Jones Roberts said of being hired.
Prior to heading to Seattle, Jones Roberts was the head women's golf coach at Oklahoma State for six seasons and an assistant coach there for two years prior to that. While there, she helped the Cowgirls win Big 12 titles in 2013 and 2016 while being named Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2016. She also coached a Big 12 Player of the Year and Big 12 Freshman of the Year.
During her tenure, she led Oklahoma State to 13 tournament titles while seeing two players earn individual Big 12 titles. Including her time as an assistant, the Cowgirls won 19 tournament titles.
When she led the Cowgirls to the NCAA Tournament in 2016, OSU led the country with 563 birdies and had three players post stroke averages that ranked among the top eight in school history.
She mentored Kenzie Neisen, who won back-to-back individual conference titles, Chih-Min Chen, who won the league's Freshman of the Year award, and Julie Yang who was named the 2014 Big 12 Player of the Year. In all, Jones Roberts led 19 Cowgirls to All-Big 12 honors while also seeing 14 players earn Academic All-American honors.
"We believe her background of success will blend nicely with our program's recent string of championships, and lead Cal Poly women's golf to new heights," Oberhelman added. "She is a great fit not only for our department, but also for our entire community."
Jones Roberts says one of the most attractive parts of the Cal Poly job is the recent success the program has had and the support it has from the school and community.
"Coming off consecutive Big West Championships, the program is in a great position to take off thanks to the hard work of the coaches before me and players on the team," Jones Roberts said. "I look forward to building on this strong foundation and getting to work with the exceptional young women on this team."
"I love how golf is important to the community," Jones Roberts added. "This is evident by the transformational gifts made by generous members of the community, the investment in facilities and their passion for making a difference in the lives of the student-athletes."
Jones Roberts started at Oklahoma State in 2011 after working as the senior tournament director for the American Junior Golf Association, a position she held since 2007. While working at the AJGA, she helped plan and run 39 national junior golf championships and served as tournament director for 21 of those events.
"I am grateful for my time at both the University of Washington and Oklahoma State Athletic Departments," Jones Roberts said. "I was fortunate to have the opportunity to work with and learn from amazing coaches, student-athletes and people. I look forward to sharing these experiences with the Mustang family and impacting our student-athletes."
She also worked as a regional assistant for the AJGA where she was responsible for marketing and sponsor development in the South Central region, which spans nine states and includes Mexico.
A graduate of the University of Tulsa, Jones Roberts spent the 2006 fall season as a graduate assistant at her alma mater.
She joined the Golden Hurricane program after a successful junior career that included being named a 2000 HP Scholastic All-American, 2000 Rolex Junior Honorable Mention All-American, Kansas Golfer of the Year and Midwest Section PGA Girl Junior Golfer of the Year.
As a player at Tulsa, Jones Roberts was a three-year letterwinner and registered three career top-20 finishes. She also earned All-WAC Academic honors twice and was named an Academic All-American by the National Golf Coaches Association in 2003 and 2004.
She graduated Cum Laude from Tulsa with degrees in International Business and Spanish and a minor in Economics.
"From the moment I stepped foot in San Luis Obispo, I was drawn to the family atmosphere, incredible people and passionate support in the community for golf at Cal Poly," Jones Roberts said. "Pair this with the opportunity to attain a world class degree and train on these elite facilities, the possibilities are endless for our student-athletes."
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